FOND/SOUND

What is a protest song? Hopefully, as our musical tastes have evolved, one can recognize how the best protest songs are those…

June 25, 2021

Album of the Month June 22, 2021 by Diego Olivas Zhou Zhi-yong (周志勇): The Great Yellow River (大黄河) (2000)

It doesn’t escape me that we restart our journey through the world of Chinese “New World” music right where the cradle of…

June 22, 2021

Mix June 15, 2021 by Diego Olivas Mix: 54. Floating Free

Here’s the space where I place profound thoughts on whatever latest mix I’ve done for you. Normally, that’s the case. However, today…

June 15, 2021

Trigger warning: “Good morning. It’s 5 o’clock, from the J-WAVE Singin’ Clock…” J-WAVE 時報コレクション My apologies to all of you who’ve grown…

May 28, 2021

Album of the Month May 25, 2021 by Diego Olivas Tats Lau (劉以達): 秋月 (Music From Autumn Moon) (1994)

Don’t you just love albums that immediately hook you in? From the get-go 秋月 (Music From Autumn Moon) by Tats Lau Yee-Tat…

May 25, 2021

It is with great fanfare that I readily admit that much which I don’t know: I admit, that much like you, I’m…

May 18, 2021

Let’s have a conversation about elegance. What is elegant? The textbook definition of this term seems to strike at two different ideas.…

May 7, 2021

This post wouldn’t be possible without the good ear/find of Christopher Morris and the special vision of Yuan Jung-Ping. It seems appropriate…

May 4, 2021

Album April 30, 2021 by Diego Olivas Hidetaro Honjoh (本條秀太郎): 散華 (Sange) (1990)

Trying to find a nexus point for anything can seem like a fool’s errand at times. Usually, the lines of history get…

April 30, 2021

Album April 27, 2021 by Diego Olivas Chan Wing Leung (陈永良): Milk Of Love (母愛) (1986)

First and foremost, let me start with an apology. It might be that my review of Joseph Chan Wing Leung’s work and…

April 27, 2021

Interview April 23, 2021 by Diego Olivas Interview: Nachiko (舘岡奈智子)

Spell-binding. I hate to use that term but what else can you use to describe Nachiko Tateoka’s 1980 debut, 1st – 薬屋の娘…

April 23, 2021

Once again I’m back in front of the tabula rasa. And once again I’m challenged with where to begin. The choice is…

April 20, 2021

Year: 2021